halneʼ

ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -neʼ (durative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to tell”).

• IPA^(key): /hɑ̀lnɛ̀ʔ/

halneʼ

1. he/she is
2. he/she is talking about, recounting, telling about (is used with bee “about” and bił “to whom”)

   Bee nił hodeeshnih. ― I will tell you about it.

   Shee yił halneʼ. ― He tells him about me.

3. he/she is interpreting, translating
4. (with hazhóʼó) he/she explains it (the object is referred by baa)

   Hazhóʼó baa hweeshneʼ. ― I explained it.

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

• IMPERFECTIVE: -neʼ
• PERFECTIVE: -neʼ
• FUTURE: -nih
• ITERATIVE: -nih
• OPTATIVE: -neʼ